Archive for May, 2007

Chips on DVDs could prevent theft

There are times I just wonder who is actually driving the DVD market and which sector is worse, the companies who create parasitical software and systems to hobble DVD technologies.. or the studios that lap it up?
“New technology in the form of
a chip smaller than the head of a pin will supposedly thwart DVD […]


"With this 72nd installment I will have made a total of 360 different illustrations since the beginning. Coincidentally, that’s a full circle. This is my time to stop.." — the last ‘installment’ from Joen and is likely the single best effort to close o

twitter dum tweetr dee

For those who haven’t caught on yet,
twitter is an example of web based technology that embraces a rapidly growing community by asking just one question: What are you doing?
Now, one can keep the world informed, via SMS, IM, or the website itself with any number of length restricted updates. But that can get a […]


"This morning I posted a comparison of the growth in messages with both Blogger and Twitter. The Twitter data was based on information collected by Andy Baio.." — why is kottke comparing two massively different concepts (blog verses community im) at all? ( #)


"Google announced the launch of Version 2 of Google Analytics today. Over the next few weeks Google will upgrade current GA users to the new version." — fantastic article on the latest version of analytics, that boosts some *very* cool features.

the emperor has no clothes

So things have been accelerating towards chaos of late.
The property we have been renting relatively peacefully for the last 18 months has been sold out from under our proverbial (and literal) feet and thus “the hunt” has commenced for new digs to hang out in.
This is happening whilst we’re [very] busy at work, whilst I […]


"Hot on the heels of Dell’s recent announcement to begin shipping laptops preloaded with the Ubuntu Linux, Canonical announced today the development of a Ubuntu Mobile operating system and help from processor giant Intel." — ubuntu growth continues..


“Despair, Inc. is proud to introduce The Pessimist’s Mug™” — the glass, is now half empty. Collect the official mug to mark the occasion - Brilliant! #